Effects of disturbance on the reproductive potential of Lavandula stoechas, a Mediterranean sclerophyllous shrub

Ecography

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 88-95

  Herrera, Javier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAVANDULA STOECHAS; LAMIACEAE;

LAVENDER; REPRODUCTIVE POTENTIAL; SCLEROPHYLLOUS SHRUB;

EID: 0030618878     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0587.1997.tb00350.x     Document Type: Article

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